Are the 8 GB cards worth it?

[Vayra86]

Why?
Most gaming consumers (judging based on Steam surveys) are on 1080p displays. 4K and greater make less than 10% of the market share. Other memory-intensive cases, ray-tracing and such, are also processing-intensive, so you get memory demand that scales with GPU capability.

Thats old info. About half the playerbase is still on 1080p. The rest has moved up.

 

[Shihab]

Thats old info. About half the playerbase is still on 1080p. The rest has moved up.

That is not old info. It's from the March 2025 survey.

And it's not really a contradiction either. 56.5% (58.1% if you include WUXGA) is about half and it's also the majority.
Nearest block is 1440p and adjacent with the less than half 1080p's share. 4K an up are 7.3%, I added the 2.6 labeled under "others" to be generous and rounded to the stated 10%.

 

[dgianstefani]

That is not old info. It's from the March 2025 survey.

And it's not really a contradiction either. 56.5% (58.1% if you include WUXGA) is about half and it's also the majority.
Nearest block is 1440p and adjacent with the less than half 1080p's share. 4K an up are 7.3%, I added the 2.6 labeled under "others" to be generous and rounded to the stated 10%.

Plus 1080p monitors are, as stated, the most popular sold, so this isn't going to change.

 

[Shihab]

Plus 1080p monitors are, as stated, the most popular sold, so this isn't going to change.

Dunno. 1440p used to be barely a blip. But it's going up. Slowly, I suppose. Arrival of "4k" made mass migration to 1440p unappealing, but on the same time, hardware to drive 4k isn't cheap, not to mention the cost of the panels themselves. And then you have VRR, OLED and whatsnot opening possibility for greater product variation without bumping pixel density. 1080p got lucky! Lol!

 

[Athlonite]

Picking up a new RX6600 is decent performance for $180-220 and it'll let you play most AAA games at low settings.

Who the fuck wants to play in low settings in a AAA game kinda defeats the purpose of buying AAA games doesn't it

the only thing I'd use an 8GB GPU for is a media/youtube, Facebook, Tik Tok etc etc PC certainly not for playing AAA games in low settings

 

[Dirt Chip]

No problem with more options for the consumer, some at lowes cost (much less because the 8GB are actually @ real msrp).

The not enough educated consumer might get angry later if his expectation aren't alined with reality.

 

[Chrispy_]

Who the fuck wants to play in low settings in a AAA game kinda defeats the purpose of buying AAA games doesn't it

the only thing I'd use an 8GB GPU for is a media/youtube, Facebook, Tik Tok etc etc PC certainly not for playing AAA games in low settings

Some people are poor. If you can't afford a 12GB or 16GB GPU, at least don't waste "$380" ($500 real-world) on an 8GB Geforce when you can run the same settings on a $180 Radeon. It's not like the Geforce has enough VRAM to run DLSS, FG, or heavy RT, either - so why do you even need an Nvidia card at all?

 

[JustBenching]

Some people are poor. If you can't afford a 12GB or 16GB GPU, at least don't waste "$380" ($500 real-world) on an 8GB Geforce when you can run the same settings on a $180 Radeon. It's not like the Geforce has enough VRAM to run DLSS, FG, or heavy RT, either - so why do you even need an Nvidia card at all?

DLSS doesn't use more vram, It uses less. What 180$ Radeon card offers similar performance to the 5060ti? I'm interested in grabbing a few, that's the deal of the century

 

[Chrispy_]

the only thing I'd use an 8GB GPU for is a media/youtube, Facebook, Tik Tok etc etc PC certainly not for playing AAA games in low settings

You don't need a dGPU for that at all. Basic Radeon or Iris Xe IGP is already overkill for that.

8GB cards play every game up to about 2022 comfortably, and newer games with some settings tweaks (mostly to texture quality). Don't get me wrong, I think the 5060Ti 8GB is a waste of shelf space and shouldn't exist, but that's because the quality and performance expectations of a GPU that's selling for almost $500 are very different to people's expectations of an old 2060 Super or RX6600 you only paid $200 for two years ago.

 

[blinnbanir]

I have been into PCs for a long time. I have not been at the bleeding edge but I have always seen resolution as part of the experience. When we got into 1080P there were no 120Hz+ monitors. That meant that cards did not have huge VRAM buffers. Having said that from the time Games went 3D VRAM has become more important. There is a chart above that shows cards like the Vega 64. Think about how old that card is. The modern 8GB cards start with the 6600. If you look at charts in the reviews where does the 6600 sit. That is one side. The other is the performance of the chip. The 5060Ti is a fast card for 8GB but is not something you would buy for 1440P AAA Gaming. Now 1440P for me was 12 years ago in the age of Korean Monitors for $300. I went to 4K about 8 years ago. As a Gamer I understand that if I want to play 4k I need a GPU that can handle it.

For those that think that 1080P is the sweet spot. 1440P looks much sharper and modern LED monitors are very bright. Those prices are in Canadian dollars. If you want to enjoy that get a 7700XT, 6750XT used or 3060TI. For the price the modern 8GB cards make no sense. It is not like you are going to be using RT anyway.

 

[Chrispy_]

What 180$ Radeon card offers similar performance to the 5060ti? I'm interested in grabbing a few, that's the deal of the century

I didn't say similar performance. I said same settings, determined by the amount of VRAM you have for game settings. RX6600 sells for about $180-220 new depending on stock and region, can be found used from about $120+, typically $150ish.

 

[blinnbanir]

DLSS doesn't use more vram, It uses less. What 180$ Radeon card offers similar performance to the 5060ti? I'm interested in grabbing a few, that's the deal of the century

Probably 6600 or 6650XT

 

[Chrispy_]

12 years ago in the age of Korean Monitors for $300.

Same. Korean brand Shimian Achieva 1440p IPS that overclocked to about 80Hz, cost me about £235 after import duty.

If you look on Newegg now their best seller is an Asus TUF 27" 170Hz 1440p monitor for just $149 with free shipping. People claiming 1440p isn't an affordable monitor resolution need to wake up.

That's not even the cheapest, there are decent 1440p high-refresh offerings from name brands like Acer and MSI for as little as $119 and there are Chinese brands I've never heard of that sell for even less than that!

 

[JustBenching]

I didn't say similar performance. I said same settings, determined by the amount of VRAM you have for game settings. RX6600 sells for about $180-220 new depending on stock and region, can be found used from about $120+, typically $150ish.

Well every card can use similar settings to my 4090, the question is what will the framerate be when they do that. The 6600 is nowhere near a 5060ti, and I feel really weird even having to say this.

 

[blinnbanir]

1080P is growing. It is the resolution of E sports Gamers There is 4% gain in 1080P. The other side of it though is every resolution above 1080P is increasing in percentage. Except 1440P.

Well every card can use similar settings to my 4090, the question is what will the framerate be when they do that. The 6600 is nowhere near a 5060ti, and I feel really weird even having to say this.

Is it worth 50+% more?

 

[Chrispy_]

Well every card can use similar settings to my 4090, the question is what will the framerate be when they do that. The 6600 is nowhere near a 5060ti, and I feel really weird even having to say this.

The 5060Ti 8GB can only run low or medium settings in several games now because it lacks VRAM to run high or higest settings.

An RX6600 will not get the same frame rates as a 5060Ti at those low settings, but it'll typically manage a playable framerate at those same settings.

This seems pretty playable to me, so why would you go and throw almost $500 at a new GPU to be still hamstrung by an 8GB VRAM limitation?

 

[Red Hood]

8GB would be fine on entry level cards for less than £200 but its builtin obsolescence on £300+ mainstream cards

 

[Chrispy_]

1080P is growing. It is the resolution of E sports Gamers There is 4% gain in 1080P. The other side of it though is every resolution above 1080P is increasing in percentage. Except 1440P.




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Is it worth 50+% more?

CAD$739 / CAD$329 is 125% more, not 50% more.

 

[blinnbanir]

CAD$739 / CAD$329 is 125% more, not 50% more.

I said 50+

 

[JustBenching]

The 5060Ti 8GB can only run low or medium settings in several games now because it lacks VRAM to run high or higest settings.

An RX6600 will not get the same frame rates as a 5060Ti at those low settings, but it'll typically manage a playable framerate at those same settings.

This seems pretty playable to me, so why would you go and throw almost $500 at a new GPU to be still hamstrung by an 8GB VRAM limitation?

Are you actually suggesting that the 5060ti can't get higher framerates and / or higher settings than the 6600? Man..come on now.

 

[Ruru]

the only thing I'd use an 8GB GPU for is a media/youtube, Facebook, Tik Tok etc etc PC certainly not for playing AAA games in low settings

2d usage works without issues on my dual-core Sandy Thinkpad with 8GB RAM and an iGPU.

 

[Chrispy_]

Are you actually suggesting that the 5060ti can't get higher framerates and / or higher settings than the 6600? Man..come on now.

Learn to read. That's the opposite of what I said. Here, let me bold it for you:

"An RX6600 will not get the same frame rates as a 5060Ti at those low settings"

 

[blinnbanir]

Are you actually suggesting that the 5060ti can't get higher framerates and / or higher settings than the 6600? Man..come on now.

I don't think he is suggesting that but not looking at performance without price is not for everyone. At that price you could probably get a 7700XT

 

[Chrispy_]

I said 50+

Oh I see. If an RX6600 is ~$200, is a 4060Ti 8GB worth 50% more at $300+?

I don't know. 8GB is the problem, not the performance.

How much is too much for a disposable card that's rapidly becoming obsolete for its intended purpose of playing games with RT, MFG, and DLSS4? That's a question that people making the purchase need to decide for themselves.

 

[JustBenching]

Learn to read. That's the opposite of what I said. Here, let me bold it for you:

"An RX6600 will not get the same frame rates as a 5060Ti at those low settings"

So why are we comparing the two? They are nowhere close to each other.